Order of Ralph McInerny Books
Ralph McInerny was an American author best known for writing his series of Father Dowling novels. In addition to his work as a mystery writer, McInerny was a longtime professor of philosophy and medieval studies at the University of Notre Dame.
He was a member of he Notre Dame faculty from 1955 until his retirement in 2009. During his tenure, McInerny gained international renown as a scholar, author and lecturer. He is best known worldwide as the author of the Father Dowling Mysteries series that eventually became a television show starring Tom Bosley. He also wrote the Andrew Broom mystery series, the Sister Mary Teresa mystery series, and the University of Notre Dame mystery series. McInerney passed away in 2010 at the age of 80.
Publication Order of Andrew Broom Books
| Cause and Effect | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Body and Soil | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Savings and Loam | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mom and Dead | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Law and Ardor | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Heirs and Parents | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Egidio Manfredi Books
| Still Life | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sub Rosa | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Father Dowling Books
Publication Order of Father Dowling Young Adult Mystery Books
| The Case of the Dead Winner | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Case of the Constant Caller | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Notre Dame Books
| On This Rockne | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lack of the Irish | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irish Tenure | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Book of Kills | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Emerald Aisle | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Celt and Pepper | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irish Coffee | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Green Thumb | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irish Gilt | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Letter Killeth | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irish Alibi | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Green Revolution | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sham Rock | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Proceedings of the Wethersfield Institute Books
| The Catholic Writer | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of The Rosary Chronicles Books
| The Third Revelation | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Relic of Time | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sister Mary Teresa Mystery Books
(as Monica Quill)
| Not a Blessed Thing | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let Us Prey | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And Then There Was Nun | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nun of the Above | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sine Qua Nun | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Veil of Ignorance | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sister Hood | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nun Plussed | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Half Past Nun | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death Takes the Veil and Other Stories | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Jolly Rogerson | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Narrow Time | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Priest | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gate of Heaven | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rogerson at Bay | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spinnaker | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Quick as a Dodo | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Romanesque | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Noonday Devil | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Leave of Absence | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Frigor Mortis | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Nominative Case | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Search Committee | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Easeful Death | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Infra Dig | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Red Hat | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| As Good As Dead | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ablative Case | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slattery | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Soul of Wit | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Good Knights | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Thomism in an Age of Renewal | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New Themes in Christian Philosophy | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Art and Prudence | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Boethius And Aquinas | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Aquinas on Human Action | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Question of Christian Ethics | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Aquinas Against the Averroists | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let's Write a Novel | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let's Read Latin | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Aquinas and Analogy | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Uncertain Legacy | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| What Went Wrong with Vatican II | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Characters in Search of Their Author | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Defamation of Pius XII | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Some Catholic Writers | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dante and the Blessed Virgin | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Dutiful Son | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines Books
| A Student's Guide to Liberal Learning | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide To U.S. History | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Psychology | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Natural Science | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Economics | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Religious Studies | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Classics | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to the Study of Law | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Political Philosophy | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to International Relations | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to American Political Thought | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Music History | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to the Core Curriculum: Core Curriculum Guide | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Literature | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Student's Guide to Philosophy | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Murder Most Books
| Murder Most Sacred | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Medieval | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Delicious | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Irish | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Delectable | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Divine | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Romantic | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Postal | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Feline | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Confederate | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder Most Celtic | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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If You Like Ralph McInerny Books, You’ll Love…
A popular book in the Father Dowling series is Requiem for a Realtor. The book starts with Stanley Collins coming to St. Hilary to confide in Father Dowling about the troubled marriage of one of his church’s parishioners. Dowling hopes to help, but before he can do anything one of the people involved dies in a hit and run car accident. Dowling begins to wonder if this might be murder, but his friend, Detective Phil Keegan, rules it as an accident. Dowling’s hands are tied, but he’ll do whatever it takes to protect his parishioners.
Dowling’s series, the Roger and Philip Knight Mysteries, has a popular book in Emerald Aisle. In this one, some rare literary documents are stolen from the University of Notre Dame and Roger and his brother Phillip are on the case. All this is happening as their friend Larry is looking to marry Nancy at the campus rectory. The only problem is that his old college sweetheart has the same plan on the same day. Both weddings are put on hold when a woman ends up murdered.
